History YMMV / HighlanderIITheQuickening

* StupidEvil: General Katana might as well be the trope codifier.

** Virgina Madsen (Louise Marcus) had appeared in quite a few films before this, but she she's more well-known for films she did post-Highlander II like ''Film/{{Candyman}}'' and ''Film/{{Sideways}}''.

* RetroactiveRecognition: [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Dr. Cox]] plays a CorruptCorporateExecutive of the Planetary Shield Company

** Creator/MichaelIronside's portrayal of BigBad General Katana. This statement from him is quite possibly the most explicit admission of engaging in this trope in cinema history:
--->'''Michael Ironside''': "Yeah, listen, I hated that script. We all did. Me, Sean, Chris... we all were [[MoneyDearBoy in it for the money]] on this one. I mean, it (the script) read as if it had been written by a thirteen year old boy. [[AwesomeDearBoy But I'd never played a barbarian swordsman before, and this was my first big evil mastermind type]]. I figured if I was going to do this stupid movie, I might as well have fun and go as far over the top as I possibly could. All that eye-rolling and foaming at the mouth was me deciding that if I was going to be in a piece of shit like that movie, I was going to be the most memorable fucking thing in it. And I think I succeeded."

** Sean Connery realized how much the film was sinking into {{Sequelitis}}, and made his performance one big raised middle finger to the producers who brought his character BackFromTheDead so he could appear in the sequel.

* VoodooShark: This installment decided that the Immortals were actually a race of alien political exiles, which begs the question: when Christopher Lambert asked Sean Connery why certain people are immortal, what was all that "why does the sun rise in the east" crap? And this even goes back to the holy ground thing. Why would aliens care about human religions? Or better yet, why would you give political exiles the chance to obtain the "Prize," I.E. the chance to become a '''[[PhysicalGod GOD?]]''' [[CanonDiscontinuity The alien explanation was quickly]] [[{{Retcon}} retconned.]]

* MemeticMutation: Appending "The Quickening" or some variant of it onto parody sequel titles, typically in the format ''[=X 2: [[TheTitling The X-ening]]=]''.

* MemeticMutation: Appending "The Quickening" or some variant of it onto parody sequel titles, typically in the format ''[=X 2: The X-ening=]''.

* MemeticMutation: Appending "The Quickening" or some variant of it onto parody sequel titles.

* IdiotPlot: Lampshaded ''twice!'' The entire movie only happens because Katana is an idiot. Connor had resigned himself to a mortal life on Earth, was old and dying, and had no intent (or ability) to return to Zeist. Then Katana sent his goons to attack Connor, he decapitates them, absorbs their power, and his immortality and youth are restored. Katana even realizes this and gives an OhCrap face as Connor explains how stupid he was.

* FunnyMoment: In an unintentional way of course; Connor points out the complete and utter failure of General Katana's assassination attempt by stating that if he had just let him grow old and die then General Katana would have won. The look of realization on Katana's face is probably the filmmaker's way of agreeing with the audience how stupid the whole thing was.

* IdiotPlot: As Conner lampshades to Katana, the entire movie only happens because Katana is an idiot. Connor had resigned himself to a mortal life on Earth, was old and dying, and had no intent to return to Zeist. Then Katana sent his goons to attack Connor, he decapitates them, absorbs their power, and his immortality and youth are restored. Katana even realizes this and gives an OhCrap face as Connor explains how stupid he was.

* ContestedSequel: Is it worse than ''[[Film/HighlanderTheSource The Source]]'' or other way around?

* StupidEvil: General Katana might aswell be the trope codifier.

* TooDumbToLive: Really General Katana should be a prime example of what not to do as the BigBad. It makes you wonder how he managed to live as long as he did.

'''Instead''' Katana slaps the guy and send him to Earth and, of couse, they die making [=MacLeod=] immortal again, thus remaking the Gathering, thus obliging Katana to go himself and, of course getting himself killed. [=MacLeod=] spells this out to him when they meet, but he continues his course instead of just going home.

'''Instead''' Katana slaps the guy and send him to Earth and, of couse, they die making [=MacLeod=] immortal again, thus remaking the Gathering, thus obliging Katana to go himself and, of course getting himself killed. [=MacLeod=] spells this out to him when they meet, but he continues his course instead of just going home.

** Virgina Madsen ((Louise Marcus) had appeared in quite a few films before this, but she she's more well-known for films she did post-Highlander II like ''Film/{{Candyman}}'' and ''Film/{{Sideways}}''.

* IdiotPlot: There was clearly no plan in place for the setting's wider mythology when the first film was made, so the reveal that the Immortals are aliens was just randomly thrown out, opening up quite a few plot holes. Why do they care about human holy ground? Who the hell would want to go back to Zeist when Earth is an infinitely better place to live?

'''Instead''' Katana slaps the guy and send him to Earth and, of couse, they die making [=MacLeod=] immortal again, thus remaking the Gathering, thus obliging Katana to go himself and, of course getting himself killed.

* WhatAnIdiot: General Katana of Zeist sends his two goons to kill Connor [=MacLeod=] on planet earth. However, DumbassHasAPoint by saying that [=MacLeod=] was banished on earth and from what we see can die of old age anytime.\\

'''Instead''' Katana slaps the guy and send him to earth and, of couse, they die returning [=MacLeod=] to the immortal phase, thus remaking the gathering, thus obliging Katana to go himself and, of course getting himself killed.

* ContestedSequel: Is it worse than ''[[Film/HiglanderTheSource The Source]]'' or other way around?